the most points in a game 3 in a finals game by a point guard while winning

Jerry West has dropped the most points by a point guard in a win Game 3 of the NBA Finals, with 43 points against the Celtics on April 21, 1965.

NAME PTS W DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Jerry West
J. West
43
1
4/21/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
44
12
7
13
25
52.0
17
20
85.0
63.6
2
2 Jerry West
J. West
42
1
4/17/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
8
1
17
30
56.7
8
10
80.0
61.0
1
3 Jerry West
J. West
36
1
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
41
4
2
11
19
57.9
14
16
87.5
69.1
5
4 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
34
1
6/7/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
@
MIA MIA
45
10
10
1
0
12
22
54.5
3
6
50.0
7
8
87.5
66.6
3
7
7
2
+14
5 Gus Williams
G. Williams
31
1
5/27/1979
1978-79
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
vs
WAS WAS
36
3
2
0
1
11
23
47.8
9
10
90.0
56.6
2
1
1
1
6 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
30
1
6/8/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
37
4
8
1
0
12
25
48.0
3
7
42.9
3
3
100.0
57.0
1
3
2
4
+24
7 Larry Siegfried
L. Siegfried
28
1
4/27/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
33
3
3
10
16
62.5
8
9
88.9
70.1
3
8 Jim King
J. King
28
1
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
40
9
6
11
19
57.9
6
6
100.0
64.7
4
9 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26
1
6/7/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
39
13
6
2
0
8
19
42.1
5
9
55.6
5
5
100.0
61.3
5
8
1
3
+11
10 Tony Parker
T. Parker
26
1
6/8/2003
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
@
NJN NJN
43
3
6
0
0
9
21
42.9
4
6
66.7
4
8
50.0
53.0
1
2
1
0
-3
11 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
26
1
6/11/1989
1988-89
NBA Finals
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
43
3
8
2
0
9
20
45.0
1
2
50.0
7
9
77.8
54.3
1
2
2
3
12 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
26
1
6/7/1987
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
7
4
0
0
11
22
50.0
1
2
50.0
3
4
75.0
54.7
3
4
1
3
13 Larry Siegfried
L. Siegfried
26
1
4/26/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
33
5
7
8
17
47.1
10
12
83.3
58.3
4
14 Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
25
1
6/13/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
CHI CHI
62
7
9
2
1
11
24
45.8
0
1
0.0
3
4
75.0
48.5
0
7
7
5
15 Marcus Smart
M. Smart
24
1
6/8/2022
2021-22
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
GSW GSW
39
7
5
0
0
8
17
47.1
3
7
42.9
5
7
71.4
59.8
2
5
5
3
+19
16 Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
23
1
6/5/2019
2018-19
NBA Finals
TOR TOR
@
GSW GSW
43
4
9
1
1
8
16
50.0
5
9
55.6
2
2
100.0
68.1
0
4
3
3
+14
17 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
23
1
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
48
3
19
6
18
33.3
11
15
73.3
46.7
2
18 Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
22
1
6/11/2025
2024-25
NBA Finals
IND IND
vs
OKC OKC
36
9
11
2
1
9
17
52.9
4
8
50.0
0
0
64.7
1
8
4
1
+1
19 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
22
1
6/1/1982
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
34
9
8
3
0
8
9
88.9
0
0
6
7
85.7
91.1
2
7
3
5
20 Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
22
1
5/30/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
BOS BOS
39
3
6
2
0
8
19
42.1
6
8
75.0
48.8
0
3
3
21 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
21
1
6/10/1990
1989-90
NBA Finals
DET DET
@
POR POR
41
5
8
1
0
6
8
75.0
0
1
0.0
9
11
81.8
81.8
1
4
6
4
22 Jerry West
J. West
21
1
5/3/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
41
2
8
10
28
35.7
1
3
33.3
35.8
4
23 Matthew Dellavedova
M. Dellavedova
20
1
6/9/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
39
5
4
0
0
7
17
41.2
2
6
33.3
4
5
80.0
52.1
1
4
2
3
+13
24 Rafer Alston
R. Alston
20
1
6/9/2009
2008-09
NBA Finals
ORL ORL
vs
LAL LAL
37
2
4
0
0
8
12
66.7
1
1
100.0
3
4
75.0
72.7
0
2
3
1
0
25 Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
20
1
6/14/2005
2004-05
NBA Finals
DET DET
vs
SAS SAS
37
6
7
0
0
6
12
50.0
3
7
42.9
5
7
71.4
66.3
2
4
1
5
+15

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0